Jun 12, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Industrial Design, B.S.

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Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design > Industrial Design, B.S.

The program for the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design degree is a four-year curriculum of at least 132 semester hours. The degree includes the university’s required core curriculum, 6 hours of approved electives, and 6 hours of elective courses. Because of the mutual and overlapping bonds of architecture, interior architecture and industrial design, the programs share a common first semester curriculum. The program in Industrial Design can be characterized by the keywords: accessible, flexible, virtual, ubiquitous, connected, collaborative, authentic, and learner-centered.

Students interested in the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design should follow the procedure for application to the College of Architecture.

First Year

Fall Semester

ARCH 1200 - Introduction to Architecture Design, Industrial Design, & Interior Arch Credit Hours: 2.0
ARCH 1500 - Design Studio I Credit Hours: 5.0
ENGL 1303 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1377 - The U S To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 or equivalent
MATH 1310 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Spring Semester

ARCH 1359 - Design Since 1945 Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 1501 - Industrial Design Studio II Credit Hours: 5.0
ENGL 1304 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 1360 - Visual Thinking Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 1330 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

INDS 2500 - Industrial Design Studio III Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 2340 - Visual Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2260 - Materials and Fabrication Methods Credit Hours: 2.0
INDS 2355 - Design History I Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS Elective Credit Hours: 1.0
PHYS 1301 - Introductory General Physics I Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Spring Semester

INDS 2501 - Industrial Design Studio IV Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 2341 - Computer Aided Industrial Design I Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2356 - Design History II Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2160 - Materials and Manufacturing Methods Credit Hours: 1.0
INDS 2165 - Design Research Methods I Credit Hours: 1.0
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours: 1.0
PHYS 1302 - Introductory General Physics II Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Third Year

Fall Semester

INDS 3500 - Industrial Design Studio V Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 3160 - Design Issues I Credit Hours: 1.0
INDS 3340 - Computer Aided Indus Design II Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 3360 - Human Factors Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1378 - The U S Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 or equivalent
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours: 2.0

Total 17

Spring Semester

INDS 3501 - Industrial Design Studio VI Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 3265 - Design Research Methods II Credit Hours: 2.0
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours: 2.0
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 1336 - U.S. and Texas Constitution and Politics Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 15

Summer Semester

INDS 4180 - Design Internship Credit Hours: 1.0

Total 1

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

INDS 4500 - Industrial Design Studio VII Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 4260 - Design Issues II Credit Hours: 2.0
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours 3.0
Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Course Credit Hours: 3.0
Language, Philosophy & Culture Core Course Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Spring Semester

INDS 4501 - Industrial Design Studio VIII Credit Hours: 5.0
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours: 3.0
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours: 2.0
POLS 1337 - U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts Credit Hours: 3.0
Elective Credit Hours: 3.0